Litterfall-Associated Carbon Deposition and Vertical Profiles of Soil Organic Carbon in Different Land-Use Systems

Table 1

Biophysical characteristics of the study site.

Characteristics	Wondo Genet
Altitude (m a.s.l)	1844
Annual rainfall (mm)	1372–2062
Annual temperature (°C)	12–26
Geographically	7°14′ N and 38°36′ E
Major trees/fruit
Home garden	Ensete ventricosum, chat (Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl), garden coffee (Coffea arabica L.), avocado, and tree species such as Cordia africana, Croton macrostachyus, and Millettia ferruginea mixed with food crops such as peas, beans, maize, haricot bean, potato, and cabbage
Plantation forest	Grevillea robusta plantation with an approximate age of 36
Major food crops
Cropland	Barley, wheat, peas, bean, maize, haricot bean, and potato